John "Scoop" Kelly II, who died just a few days before his 41st birthday, was a teacher and coach at Bel Air, and many of his former players and students ran Sunday's race.

Though the Harford County Council has had some high-profile issues come before it over the past four years, this election year has been one of relatively little contention as the incumbents seeking re-election have not been vigorously challenged.

This year, for the first time in Harford County, voters will have the opportunity to pick six of the nine members of the Harford County Board of Education, which is a major shift in the governance of the school system.

Among the most ancient of human enterprises is the swindle. Perpetrators of organized cheats are mentioned in the Bible and in morality tales throughout history.

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an unrelated tradition was begun in Harford County.

Erring on the side of caution is generally a good idea, and if the decision last week by the Harford County Liquor Control board to deny an event license to the Cabin Fever festival in Darlington was an error, it was on the side of caution.

A team of scientists based at Aberdeen Proving Ground has in the past conducted lab work to protect Army soldiers from chemical and biological weapons, harmful pollution — even insect infestations. But its next deployment isn't in a traditional war zone.

Peter Sutro Waine, convicted of murdering a Harford County couple nearly 40 years ago, will remain incarcerated while he waits for his new trial for the murders.

A school construction project 18 years in the making, officially kicked off Tuesday morning with a groundbreaking ceremony for the $37.07 million, nearly 150,000 square-foot replacement of Youth's Benefit Elementary School in Fallston.

An information technology business has moved to Bel Air from Forest Hill, as the company's owner expands to serve local clients and bring what he calls a new face to the county seat.

Although the first day of the sixth annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival was Thursday, the official opening of the festival was Friday evening with a welcome from the head of the Maryland Film Office and a special VIP event before the film began.